- The case concerns the VAT treatment of service charges for maintenance services provided by maintenance trust companies (MTCs) in residential blocks of flats.
- The main issue is whether the supplies made by the MTCs, as management trustee companies party to tripartite leases, are exempt supplies of land under Schedule 9, Group 1 of the VAT Act 1994.
- The MTCs collect maintenance contributions from lessees, retain a fee, and use the remainder for property maintenance via a trust fund.
- The tribunal considered whether these supplies should be treated as taxable or exempt for VAT purposes.
Source: bailii.org
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